Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present

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Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present by Mcenery; Tony, 9780415544047
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  • ISBN: 9780415544047 | 0415544041
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  • Copyright: 9/17/2009

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Swearing is an everyday part of the language of most speakers of modern English. This corpus-informed account of swearing describes swearing and its social function, with a particular focus on the relationship between swearing and abuse.
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